painting & motherhood

15 Minutes of Clean: Week Four

Here we are again, talking about cleaning! But it’s part of our lives, everyday. Cleaning, organizing, picking up, and putting things back is constantly on my mind, trying to find time to do it! So here was my plan and so far I am sticking to it! Some weeks I don’t do 15 minutes everyday, like I had planned. But that’s life, right?

Week four was a focus on the kitchen. I started with the floors- sweeping and vacuuming around the edges and in all the nooks and crannies that you find in the kitchen. Using the vacuum on the baseboards made a huge difference– I’ll be doing that more often from now on! I bought a new vacuum a month or two ago and I’m in love!

Then I moved onto the cabinets. We painted them a few years ago, and I love the white. But every little drip and fingerprint shows up on them! So I busted out my magic eraser and went to town…. totally makes a difference to me! I can tell when I walk into the kitchen!

I didn’t have to do much more organization in here because I have recently gone through all my kitchen utensils {you can see the details here} And if you want to see our before and after photos, you can see those here!

And then I tackled a smaller project- the utensil drawer! Why do crumbs always find their way to nestle right by my clean forks?

But a little shaking out and wipe down with a Clorox wipe made them like new again.